2 Kings 9:29

29 In the eleventh year of Joram, the son of Ahab, Ahaziah began to reign over Judah.

2 Kings 9:29 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 9:29

And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began
Ahaziah to reign over Judah.
] In ( 2 Kings 8:25 ) , it is said to be in the twelfth year of his reign; it was at the close of the eleventh, and the beginning of the twelfth; or he began to reign with his father in the eleventh as here, and in the twelfth as there, when his father was dead.

2 Kings 9:29 In-Context

27 But when Ahaziah, the king of Judah, saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him and said, Smite him also in the chariot. And they did so at the ascent to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo and died there.

28 And his slaves carried him to Jerusalem and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David.

29 In the eleventh year of Joram, the son of Ahab, Ahaziah began to reign over Judah.

30 And Jehu came to Jezreel, and when Jezebel heard of it, she painted her face and tired her head and looked out of a window.

31 And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master?